Woman found guilty of manslaughter in antifreeze poisoning

A Superior Court jury found a Burlington County woman guilty of aggravated manslaughter today for fatally poisoning her brother-in-law - a retired postal worker from Old Bridge - with an antifreeze-laced smoothie in 2004.

Maryann Neabor, 57, of Shamong, a former first-aid worker, had pleaded not guilty to murder, claiming she only wanted to sicken brother-in-law Jonathan Neabor, 58, when she gave him a lethal cocktail of pineapple juice, maraschino cherries and antifreeze. After her arrest, Maryann Neabor told authorities she wanted to disable the Middlesex County man so she could control his finances.

She faces 30 years in prison.

Neabor took the stand during the two-week trial, saying her first lawyer told her that if someone didn't confess to the poisoning, her family members would be put in jail.

Her husband, Michael Neabor, also confessed initially. But he was not charged because authorities did not believe his claims.